The USO strives for and attains the highest level of excellence as a symphony orchestra. Led by the Director of Orchestras, the USO has performed on GRAMMY Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated albums and is committed to performing the greatest works in the symphonic repertoire from the Classical, Romantic, and Modern eras, with concerts in historic Hill Auditorium. The USO frequently commissions new works, performs with celebrated guest soloists, and is one of the ensembles that accompanies the SMTD Concerto Competition winners.

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University Symphony Orchestra

University of Michigan

In October 2022, UMS hosted an intensive weeklong residency with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra that included two concerts, a School Day Performance, multiple residency activities on and off campus, and a halftime performance at the Michigan football game. While a February residency precludes an appearance on the 50-yard line, we’re thrilled that Wynton and his Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra will return for another distinctive UMS residency this year, presenting the preview premiere of Marsalis’s Symphony No. 5 for symphony orchestra and jazz orchestra, which will receive its world premiere a few months later by The Philadelphia Orchestra.

Kenneth Kiesler

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 6, 2026

Wynton Marsalis Symphony No. 5 · University Musical Society

Past events

Dec 9, 2024

University Symphony Orchestra · University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in Symphony No. 5 by Marsalis

University Musical Society

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